Cardiac Arrest in a Patient with a Severely Distended Colon.
- Author:
Soon Chang PARK
1
;
Young Mo CHO
;
Hyung Bin KIM
;
Byung Kwan BAE
;
Sung Wook PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan, Korea. psu52156@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Megacolon;
toxic;
Heart arrest;
Critical care;
Case reports
- MeSH:
Colitis;
Colon*;
Critical Care;
Dyspnea;
Heart Arrest*;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases;
Intra-Abdominal Hypertension;
Male;
Megacolon;
Megacolon, Toxic;
Middle Aged;
Sepsis;
Shock
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2017;28(3):282-285
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Toxic megacolon is a devastating complication of colitis, which is commonly caused by inflammatory bowel disease. Frequently reported complications of toxic megacolon are bleeding, sepsis, colon perforation, and shock. Herein, we report a rare case of cardiac arrest that was likely caused by toxic megacolon in a 49-year-old male, who experienced 3 months of intermittent dyspnea and abdominal distension that abruptly worsened before presentation. Our case suggests that severe colon dilation complicated by toxic megacolon, especially accompanied by cardiopulmonary symptoms and signs, has the potential to progress to an abdominal compartment syndrome, which is a rare but life-threatening complication.
